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Sharon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharon took in $222 thousand and spent $87 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)64%City taxes29%County and local tax money6.8%

What stands out

64%

of Sharon's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
17%$38 thousand
Sales tax
6.8%$15 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and public utility taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$142 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$65 thousand
  • Water$30 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Sewer$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

69%

of Sharon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
69%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$18 thousand
  • Gas supply$18 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sharon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Sharon itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.